Recycling Time in Texarkana

Time to recycle in Texarkana Arkansas this Saturday October 10.

The monthly Texarkana, Arkansas, recycling event, Green Texarkana, will be held Saturday.

Paper, cardboard and plastic will be accepted at this event and there is no residency requirement.

Other items accepted for recycling Saturday are electronics, ink cartridges, small metal like steel and aluminum cans, and plastic film such as grocery bags. The City asks that those items be separated from other materials because they go to different processors.

Green Texarkana will operate from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday at East Third and Hazel streets. Residents must wait to bring their items until volunteers arrive at 8 a.m., Saturday. Bringing items prior to this time and leaving them in the parking lot is considered littering.

Green Texarkana cannot accept glass, Styrofoam, tires, furniture or hazardous materials. For more information please call 870-779-4946.